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Kaya Biz

At the helm of Gauteng’s biggest business radio show, Kaya Biz, is Gugulethu who will be leading the conversation on what is next for the Afropolitan business landscape. The show presents local and international business news, entrepreneurship, corporate and investment banking. Since its inception in May 2006 Kaya Biz has grown from a half-an-hour daily finance update to an hour show bringing compelling business news and market reviews to listeners.
Daily English South Africa Business News · Investing
5,097 Episodes
3500 – 3520

Users Worldwide Reporting Crashes/The Pandora Papers,

Facebook, Instagram, and messenging services WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have all gone down, with users worldwide reporting the crashes. The online services all share an infrastructure and are owned by Facebook, which is owned by American billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. Dozens of world leaders and hundreds of public officials used offshore…
4 Oct 2021 9AM 14 min

Recall Of Appletizer Products

The recall of Appletiser products has been confirmed by South Africa's National Consumer Commission (NCC), with details of voluntary withdrawal – omitted by Coca-Cola – revealed. Six batches of Appletiser products manufactured by Coca-Cola South Africa are being recalled over contamination concerns. This affects more than 37,000 cases of Appletiser…
30 Sep 2021 10AM 13 min

Truck Driver Shortage A Growing Risk To Supply Chains

The transportation of goods and products is integral to the functioning of South Africa’s economy. As demonstrated during July’s unrest, any pause in the movement of essential goods from suppliers could lead to calamitous shortages of vital supplies and food, affecting all South Africans. But where this unrest brought the…
30 Sep 2021 10AM 17 min

Inside Your Pocket

Capitec Bank on Thursday (30 September), published its financial results for the six months ended August 2021, showing continued recovery amid expanded digital offerings and strong customer growth. Operating profit before tax increased by 837% to R5.042 million, from R538 million in the prior period.
30 Sep 2021 10AM 10 min

Pivot Point: Unpacking SA's Education Challenges

Fundi team have drafted a White Paper about solving for South Africa’s tertiary education challenges, which remains a “daunting ask for the collective ecosystem. While access to education is often touted as “the solution” to the significant challenges facing South Africa’s youth in particular, succeeding in one’s studies and going…
30 Sep 2021 9AM 12 min

Business And Government Leaders Need To Talk

Bilateral talks between business and government leaders are needed soon so that hard and key decisions can be made to get an economic recovery underway, following the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) chief executive Cas Coovadia said yesterday.
30 Sep 2021 9AM 7 min

SABRIC's Annual Crime Stats For 2020

SABRIC, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, on behalf of the banking industry has released its annual crime stats for 2020. COVID-19, in conjunction with the implementation of regulations of the Disaster Management Act had a notable influence on financial crime trends in 2020. It triggered changes in human…
29 Sep 2021 10AM 6 min

Ekasinomics: Planting The Seeds Of Success

Green-fingered aunt-and-niece team Dinah Kgeledi and Lesego Seloane are carving their way in an industry dominated by men: landscaping. And they say the Covid-19 pandemic has shown them to be resilient and able to “pivot a lot” – “our homeowner clients are so appreciative of their gardens, particularly because many…
29 Sep 2021 10AM 18 min

Universities That Guarantee Employment

As the world recovers from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of graduating with the skills and qualities required by modern employers has arguably never been greater, says higher education analytics group, QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
29 Sep 2021 10AM 9 min

Inside Your Business

Petri Redelinghuys is founder of Herenya Capital Advisors. In discussion with Gugu on Investing & building a solid bitcoin business and crypto portfolio.
29 Sep 2021 9AM 14 min

Take Home Pay: Salaries To Lower-Paid Employees Sharply Decline

South Africa’s nominal take-home pay increased by 8.1% year-on-year in August 2021, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). In real terms, the increase was a more muted 3.2% – the fastest real increase since July 2020. The average nominal take-home pay as calculated via the BankservAfrica system was…
29 Sep 2021 9AM 9 min

Flysafair Expands Its Operations To Mauritius

FlySafair will start flying to Mauritius in December, following a long wait for the island nation to ease travel restrictions. Mauritius ended its ban on South African travellers earlier in September, coinciding with the island’s reopening to tourism which enters its final phase on Friday 1 October. South Africans have…
28 Sep 2021 10AM 8 min

It's My House: Key Homeowner's Insurance Considerations

Although building – or home owners’ – insurance is not compulsory, most banks require bond applicants to take out this type of insurance when granting home loans. How do you choose the right insurance product that meets your needs?
28 Sep 2021 10AM 20 min

SA Business Liquidations And Insolvencies On The Rise

Statistics South Africa has published its latest report on liquidations and insolvencies, with the data showing a significant increase in business insolvencies over a period marred by looting and more onerous lockdown restrictions. South African courts impose insolvency on businesses that cannot pay their debts or whose liabilities exceed their…
28 Sep 2021 9AM 7 min

Latest Quarterly Employment Stats

From the first to the second quarter, the number of people employed in the formal, non-agricultural sector fell by 86 000 to around 9.57 million, the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa showed on Tuesday. But by end June this year, there were 60 000…
28 Sep 2021 9AM 12 min

New Laws Will Have An Impact On Job Interviews In South Africa

The Protection of Personal Information Act, which came into effect on 1 July 2021, is likely to impact job interviews from now on in South Africa, says André de Villiers, an attorney at Scheepers & Aucamp and member of HR Economics.
27 Sep 2021 10AM 9 min

6 Emerging Workplace Trends : Rising To The Challenges Of Change

As South Africa faces a lifting of some restrictions following the country’s move to lockdown Level 2, the impact of Covid on workplaces will remain for some time, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, regardless of the progress of the pandemic, an expert says. Covid and lockdowns…
27 Sep 2021 10AM 14 min

Career's Corner: What Careers Are In Demand Now

TALKING POINTS 1. What does the world of work look like now? 2. How has digital and artificial Intelligence changed the world of work? 3. Researchers have come up with 4 different scenarios that will shape future world of work in the coming decades – what does that look like?…
27 Sep 2021 10AM 21 min
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